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| U.S., Saudis Oppose Al Qaeda-Linked Bosnia Group |
| 2003-12-23 |
| The United States and Saudi Arabia have asked the United Nations to add a Bosnia-based representative of a nongovernmental organization to its list of groups tied to al Qaeda, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday. The Treasury said the U.N. was asked to name Safet Durguti, who represents an organization called Vazir in Travnik, Bosnia, to a list that makes him subject to travel and other sanctions. Another name for the list. In a statement, Treasury said both countries also asked the U.N. to list Vazir as simply another name for Al Haramain, a Saudi-based charity that was placed on the U.N. list in March 2002. So, Vazir = al-Haramain. Got it. It said the new nongovernmental organization, Vazir, was formed in May 2003 as an association for sport, culture and education, but was based in the same business space as Al Haramain. Just changed the stationary. The United States also named Hochburg AG, based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, as a successor organization to a company called BA Taqwa that was previously named a "specially designated global terrorist" in 2002 by the U.S. Treasury. And Hochburg AG = BA Taqwa? Geez, it’s as bad as Pakistan keeping up with the name changes. BA Taqwa had its assets frozen, under U.N. sanctions, in 2002. A Treasury release said that Hochburg and BA Taqwa share the same business registration number and said records in Liechtenstein indicate that BA Taqwa was renamed Hochburg AG early in 2002. It’s Liechtenstein, anybody can open a office there, but you have to keep your paperwork up to date. They’re picky about that. |
| Posted by:Steve |